Fall/Winter 2016-17 WNYLRC Professional Development Something for every librarian’s palate… Announcing several “clusters” of training
Cluster 1: Children's and YA Programming Cluster 2: Access & Preservation Cluster: 3: Workplace Competencies Cluster 4: Academic Issues Check inside for details!
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About Our Workshops
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All workshops are held at WNYLRC in our Training Center (Airport Commerce Park East, 4950 Genesee Street, Suite 170, Buffalo, NY) unless otherwise noted in the class description. Please read the information listings carefully for date, time, fee, location and registration policies. All registrations are to be completed online. To access the registration page on our website, you must first make sure you have an account with WNYLRC. Due to specialized funding sources, collaborations and cost development, the prices for attending these workshops will vary. The information contained in this guide will also appear at our website: www.wnylrc.org/workshops. Please note: Additional workshops may be subsequently scheduled that will not be included in this booklet. Some WNYLRC classes are eligible for Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), as indicated in the class description. These credits are provided through the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education
Pricing is according to membership levels and will appear as follows in each class description: (F): Governing, Patron Student, Patron Individual and members of other 3Rs Councils. (A): Affiliate and Patron Organizational (N): Non-member
Cluster 1: Children’s and YA Services in Libraries #1 2017 Summer Reading Program Working Session Date & time: Thursday, October 6, 2016, 10:00am-2:00pm (light lunch included) Description: Begin developing your library’s programming for the 2017 Summer Reading Program. The theme, “Build a Better World,” invites ideas of maker spaces, invention, innovation and the built environment as some of the possible topics that can be tied into reading programs, lists and activities for children, teens and adults who will take part in the Summer Reading Challenge.
This session will include networking with cultural institutions to discuss shared resources and programming that could connect to the theme. Audiences: Public and school librarians, especially those responsible for children’s’ summer reading programming and related collection development. Presenters: Dawn Peters, BECPL; Kathy Galvin, BECPL; Valle Blair, CCLS; Danielle Burning, BECPL; Amy Glende, BECPL Fees: No fee to attend, but registration is required
*There is no fee to attend this session, but registration is required.
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#2 Assessing & Addressing YA Audiences: Taking a New Look at Young Audiences Date & time: Thursday, October 6, 2016, 3:00pm-6:00pm Description: Libraries play a crucial role in the lives of young people beyond the traditionally perceived one of an academic support. Libraries are also places of informal learning, socializing and discovering connections between the interests of young people and the world they live and work in. This program will encourage librarians to explore and discuss assessments of teens in our community and how we can better learn to respond to their interests and needs. Creative ideas for programming will be shared. Audience: Public and school librarians, possibly academic librarians, GSE DLIS students Presenters: (same as Summer Reading Program session) Fees: No fee to attend, but registration is required
#3 STEaM Powered Storytelling Date & time: Friday, November 18, 2016 from 8:30am to 2:30pm (*optional tour of WNYBAC at 3pm) Location: Just Buffalo Literary Writing Center (468 Washington St #2, Buffalo, NY 14203; (716) 832-5400) Description: This presentation and hands-on activities will guide participants through an engaging and accessible exploration of the comics medium from the basics through actually creating a work, emphasizing use of the medium to enhance visual literacy skills Audience: This workshop is appropriate for those who are unfamiliar with the visual storytelling medium as well as those who may already be acquainted with comics and graphic novels and are seeking new tools for utilizing these materials with their school community or in other library organizations. Presenters: Britt White, Nichols School and Max Weiss, Just Buffalo Literary Center Fees: (F) $25; (A) $30; (N) $40
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Cluster 2: Workplace Competencies #1 Developing and Assessing Library Services and Resources: Making Data Work for Your Library Date & time: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 8:30am-4:00pm Sponsored by the Hospital Library Services program at WNYLRC Description: As an extended version of the MLA workshop: Engaging Assessment to Show Value and Make Decisions, this day-long workshop will building on the service design and program models to incorporate locally relevant theories of change and change management as well as using social media and other marketing channels to extend the reach of formal presentations and reports.
Continental breakfast, breaks and lunch are included Presenter: Lisa Janicke-Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana. Fees: (F) $20; (A) $25; (N) $30
#2 Finding and Getting Government Grants Date & time: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 6-8pm (*light dinner served) Description: Mike Bialaszewski, a grant writer and adjunct instructor with over 37 years of experience in the grant field, will speak about the fundamentals of writing government grants. He will offer a path on how to navigate the system. Key terms will be discussed, as well as potential time lines and pitfalls. You will learn where to look to identify key funding sources, understand the grants process, including some of the nuances in reviewing and submitting government grants. This is not a grant writing course, but it will talk about some features that make up a good application Fees: (F) $10, (A) $12; (N) $15
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#3 Safe and Secure Date & time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 12-5pm Sponsored by the WNY Library Assistants Committee Description: Learn about how you can defend yourself from all dangers in the workplace. Learn safety & security basics and how to maintain a comfortable, productive and safe environment for everyone in your library. The dangers can come from other people and there are also things that pose a threat in the environment. Our presenters with leave you with self-defense information, handling problem patrons tips and also a demonstration of fire extinguishers. Mid-day snacks will be served. Presenters: April McCloud, Nazareth College, Lt. Jeanie Rak, Buffalo Police Dept. and Public Safety Officers from UB Fees: (F) (A) $10.00
(N) $15.00
#4 Nonprofit Works Presents: Grant Writing Date & time: Monday, November 14, 2016 from 9:00am-4:00pm
Please note: Registration and fees handled by Nonprofit Works. Please click here to go to the site. Up to 10 WNYLRC members can use the code "NPW115" to receive a special discounted rate ($90 for the class which is normally $150). Description: Your grant applications are more likely to be successful if your organization knows how to identify the most appropriate funders for its mission, develop a relationship with them, write a compelling request that conforms to their criteria, and then track and report the results. We can help at every step. Nonprofit Works’ grantwriting services include: Training and coaching on writing and preparing all types of grant applications and budgets.
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Researching grants and finding the best ones for your organization.
Helping you plan grant-writing strategies.
Reviewing your grant applications to make sure they have the greatest chance of success.
#5 Nonprofit Works Presents: Boards of Directors Date & time: Tuesday, November 15 from 9:00 – noon
Please note: Registration and fees handled by Nonprofit Works. Please click here to go to the site. Up to 10 WNYLRC members can use the code "NPW115" to receive a special discounted rate ($45 for the class which is normally $75). Description: A sustainable organization requires a governing board that understands its responsibilities. We work with individual or multiple staff members, or the entire board or organization — including evenings, weekends, and at annual retreats — to assess your board’s effectiveness, help it recruit new members, and improve the dynamics between board and staff. Our board-related services include:
Defining the roles and responsibilities of your board.
Assessing your board’s strengths and weaknesses.
Cultivating and recruiting new board members.
Structuring committees of the board.
Delineating typical board and staff roles and responsibilities.
Methods to make the most of board members’ time and skills, and
give them a sense of satisfaction.
#6 Nonprofit Works Presents: Strategic Planning Date & time: Tuesday, November 15 from 1:30-4:30pm Please note: Registration and fees handled by Nonprofit Works. Please click
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here to go to the site. Up to 10 WNYLRC members can use the code "NPW115"
to receive a special discounted rate ($45 for the class which is normally $75).
Description: Strategic planning is a powerful management tool that can help organizations focus their resources, establish priorities, create action plans, and respond to change. This popular workshop provides tools for developing and implementing a strategic plan that can strengthen your organization’s effectiveness. Topics include:
Who should be involved in developing a strategic plan and how to obtain their input Reviewing and updating your organization’s mission and vision Setting major organizational goals and creating strategies to turn them into action Using a strategic plan to steer and manage an organization Maintaining your strategic plan and keeping it relevant
Note: This one-day workshop is not designed to create a strategic plan for your organization, which generally takes 2–4 days. Instead, it explains the steps and processes involved in doing so. Presenter: Paul Mastrodonato. Nonprofit Works president Paul Mastrodonato has helped nonprofit organizations and professional associations develop strategic plans and better structure their operations for over 24 years.
#7 SBA & SCORE Present: Actionable Marketing Plans/ Social Media Messaging
Date & time: Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 9-11:30am Description: Objectives of this session: Attendees understand fundamental marketing insights into the why, what and how of what you are selling. Begin work on a high level marketing plan for your library and gain useful and practical marketing tactics that can be applied with limited resources. Part 1 Steve Martin "Practical Marketing" Understanding what you are selling and to whom (It's not just patrons!)
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Clarifying your target market segments Beginning a practical marketing plan with limited resources
Part 2 Greg Lindberg Social Media Marketing 2.0 Increasing your following on Social Media Using words that sell and generate engagement Strategies to increase the number of people who see your posts Target audience: Library staff who care about and may have control or influence over how the library is marketed to and interacts with the community. Fees: (F) $10; (A) $12; (N) $15
Cluster #3: Preservation and Access #1 Digitization Project Management – (2 sessions) Dates & time: Mondays, October 17, 24 from 1-4pm (both days) Description: There are several important steps in planning for any digitization project at your institution. The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has created a template to assist in a methodical and careful assessment of your institution’s ability to carry out a successful digitization project. This workshop will utilize the template to help you get started on a successful digitization program that can help enhance access to your unique collections without the wear and tear on originals.
Parts 1 – 3 (October 17) First session:
Planning for Digitization, Selecting Content for a Digitization Project and Understanding Copyright Parts 4- 6 (October 24) Second session Using Metadata to Describe Digital Content, Digital Reformatting and File Management and Promoting Use of Your Digital Content
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Presenters: Heidi Bamford (WNYLRC Outreach & Member Services Coordinator) and Jaclyn McKewan (WNYLRC Digital Services Coordinator) Fees: (F) $15; (A) $20; (N) $25
#2-5 Preservation Institute: Audio and Visual Materials (4 sessions) Session 1 – October 11 History of audio and visual formats and hardware needed to play them; Where to play old formats created on obsolete equipment – access challenges; Issues related to audio visual degradation and its causes; Preservation needs for audio visual media; Enclosures, handling; Storage spaces/climate Session 2 – November 1 Assessing and handling AV and motion picture formats; Strategies and criteria for digitization; Strategies for reformatting, migrating; How to develop and implement a digitization plan; online delivery to your audience. Session 3 – November 22 Restrictions on access and reproductions; Licensing and privacy issues; Case studies: speaker talking about experiences and resulting policies resulting from copyright and other access-related issues for AV collections Session 4 – December 13 Guidelines for conducting, uploading oral histories; Some advice; How to work with New York Heritage Please Note: There is a flat fee of $340 per person to attend all 4 sessions of the Preservation Institute. Each individual session has a fee of $125 per person. All meals and materials are included in these prices.
Please go to the website for complete details: http://www.wnylrc.org/ workshops/233
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Cluster #4: Academic Issues #1 SAA Workshop on Rights & Permissions Date & time: Monday, October 3 from 9:00am-5:00pm Description: Making our holdings available for use is fundamental to the archival mission, yet many archives attempt to control further uses in various ways. When is it appropriate for an archives to limit reuse in order to protect its interests? This one-day workshop explores the issues involved in developing an institutional policy on reproduction and reuse of its holdings in order to permit responsible reuse that is consistent with the law, ethical practice, its financial needs, and its core mission. Audience: Archivists (including managers and administrators) and/or staff who are responsible for working on and overseeing reproduction and permissions of archives and special collections. Presenter: Jean Dryden, University at Toronto Fees: WNYLRC members receive $25 off their registration fee (use
code: R&P25NY ); Registration and fess arranged by SAA at: http:// saa.archivists.org/events/rights-and-permissions-1744/719/
Don’t forget to sign in or create your account at www.wnylrc.org so you can sign up for the sessions you want!
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#2 The IR Dilemma Date & time: Monday, October 31, 2016 from 9:30am-3:00pm Description: Institutional Repositories keep emerging at colleges and universities in response to the open access scholarly communication environment. This session will be devoted to examining several issues confronting libraries as they explore the topic of IR:
Points to consider when developing and implementing an IR (e.g., mission/ objectives, budget and funding, staffing, platform selection, policies, copyright issue, content recruitment, metadata, marketing, preservation, and assessment) IR development and implementation at small academic institutions in US – benefits and challenges experienced Arguments supportive of consortial IRs Arguments against consortial IRs Points to consider when developing a consortial IR (e.g., nature of a shared IR, workflow, community roles, content contribution criteria, metadata, user management, content withdraw, preservation, etc.) Benefits of a shared IR Challenges of a shared IR
Audience: Librarians involved in the decision making and development of institutional repositories.
**lunch will be on your own Presenter: Yu-Hui Chen, Ph.D., Librarian for Education & East Asian Studies, University at Albany. Fees: (F) $30; (A) $35; (N) $45
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#3 Instructional Design & Assessment Date & time: Friday, November 18, 2016, from 9:30am-3:30pm (2 sessions) Diverse Perspectives in Instructional Design (9:30 am-noon) This workshop will explore the diverse ways in which librarians are involved with instructional design (ID), including instruction, assessment, and outreach. The presenters will introduce their perspectives on instructional design, including their research on librarians’ understanding of ID. Participants will be presented with a case study which they will dissect and apply ID strategies within small groups. Regardless of the participant’s familiarity with this topic, they will take away strategies they can immediately implement.
Lunch: noon-1pm (included in registration fee if attending both sessions Creative Assessment Design for Librarians (1-3:30pm) Assessment is an important aspect of librarianship as libraries are called upon to demonstrate their value. In this session, participants will develop a creative assessment based around programmatic, classroom, or reflective assessments. This interactive workshop will encourage small group work as participants will rotate through two different stations and practice creating their own assessments based on the strategies modeled by the presenters. Audiences: Academic, school, public librarians, whether they are developing literacy programming and/or assessing existing practices. Presenters: Michelle Costello (SUNY Geneseo), Brandon West (SUNY Geneseo), Kimberly Hoffman (University of Rochester) Fees: If attending one session only, use first number—if attending both, use second number (F) $20/$40; (A) $25/$50; (N) $30/$60
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#4 Librarians, Learning, and Collaborations in the Digital Humanities Date & time: Wednesday, January 11, 1-4pm (*snow date: Friday, January 20, 2017) Description: This session will provide an overview of the field of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences and discuss opportunities for collaborations between libraries, educators, and the community, including examples drawn from projects the presenters have been involved in. Presenters: Tamar Carroll, Program Director, Digital Humanities and Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of History, RIT; Marcia Trauernicht, Interim Director, RIT Libraries; Lara Nicosia, College of Liberal Arts Librarian, RIT; Serenity Sutherland, PhD Candidate in History and Project Director of the Seward Family Papers Project, University of Rochester. Fees: (F) $12; (A) $15; (N) $20
Stay tuned for the WNYLRC Winter Webinars, JanuaryMarch 2017! Questions? Comments? Ideas for future programming? Please contact us at: Western New York Library Resources Council Airport Commerce Park East 4950 Genesee Street, Suite 170 Buffalo, NY 14225-5528 (716) 633-0705 WWW.WNYLRC.ORG
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